Archie Board approves three ordinances on reservoir fishing, business licenses and vaping age

The Archie Board of Aldermen voted to adopt three ordinances at its July 8, 2025 regular meeting, approving new rules for fishing at the city reservoir, tightening business-license enforcement, and raising the minimum age for tobacco and alternative nicotine products to 21.

Alderman Tony Sattee moved the measures through first and final readings. For Bill No. 380 — described at the meeting as an ordinance requiring a permit to fish at the Archie Water Plant reservoir and establishing related rules — the board recorded roll-call votes of Sattee-yes, Kendrick-yes, Houchen-yes and Lough-yes; the ordinance was filed as Ordinance No. 380.

Bill No. 381, presented as an amendment to Ordinance No. 375 to clarify business-license qualifications, enforcement, suspension and revocation, also passed unanimous roll-call votes recorded at the meeting and became Ordinance No. 381. Aldermen identified the change as intended to update local licensing oversight for businesses operating within the city limits.

Bill No. 383, described as an amendment to local ordinances concerning tobacco, alternative nicotine and vaping products to set the minimum purchase/use age at 21, likewise passed by recorded roll-call votes and became Ordinance No. 383.

Motions for readings and final passage were moved and seconded on the floor (motions recorded in the minutes list Alderman Tony Sattee and Alderman Mark Houchen among the movers/seconders for the readings). The minutes record the roll-call tallies listed above; the minutes do not record a separate mayoral vote in those roll-call lines.

The ordinances became effective as adopted at the meeting; no implementation dates beyond passage were specified in the meeting record.